US7230788B2 - System and method for tape drive control - Google Patents
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- G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
- G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
- G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
- G11B5/584—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for track following on tapes
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US20100309579A1 (en) * | 2009-06-08 | 2010-12-09 | Quantum Corporation | Dual stage head actuator assembly for tape drive |
US20150062747A1 (en) * | 2013-08-30 | 2015-03-05 | International Business Machines Corporation | Aligning a first element coupled to an actuator with a second element of a main system |
US10672431B2 (en) | 2018-10-10 | 2020-06-02 | International Business Machines Corporation | Damping layers for mitigation of motor-induced disturbances applied to a tape reel |
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US5739984A (en) * | 1996-08-28 | 1998-04-14 | International Business Machines Corporation | damping loop for a tape drive actuator with a servo control system |
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US6594118B1 (en) | 2000-02-03 | 2003-07-15 | Seagate Removable Storage Solutions Llc | Suspension system for a head-carriage assembly for a magnetic tape drive |
US6697209B2 (en) | 2000-11-09 | 2004-02-24 | Exabyte Corporation | Phase based time domain tracking for helical scan tape drive |
US6710954B2 (en) | 2000-08-16 | 2004-03-23 | International Business Machines Corporation | Tape drive and servo system stabilization method |
US20060098331A1 (en) | 2004-11-10 | 2006-05-11 | Certance Llc, A Delaware Limited Liability Company | System and method for measuring the position of a tape drive head |
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US3236429A (en) * | 1963-07-01 | 1966-02-22 | Rca Corp | Tape handling apparatus |
US3250480A (en) * | 1963-07-01 | 1966-05-10 | Rca Corp | Tape handling apparatus |
US3648950A (en) * | 1970-09-08 | 1972-03-14 | Burroughs Corp | Tape transport with overspeed limit servo control |
US4176381A (en) | 1977-11-11 | 1979-11-27 | U.S. Philips Corporation | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a magnetic record carrier in the form of a tape, provided with a control system for the magnetic head position |
US4429261A (en) * | 1980-12-06 | 1984-01-31 | Victor Company Of Japan, Limited | Apparatus for controlling the tension of a cassette tape |
US4677505A (en) | 1983-12-12 | 1987-06-30 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Tape recorder head position controlling device |
US4639796A (en) | 1983-12-30 | 1987-01-27 | Tandberg Data A/S | Arrangement for positioning a transducer to at least one track of a tape-shaped recording medium |
US4710828A (en) * | 1984-06-28 | 1987-12-01 | Enertec | Tracking alignment for a rotating magnetic transducer head |
US4866548A (en) | 1986-12-22 | 1989-09-12 | Tandberg Data A/S | Method and arrangement for precise positioning of a magnetic head to various tracks of a magnetic tape |
US5566378A (en) * | 1990-06-28 | 1996-10-15 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Movable head position controlling device for magnetic recording and reproducing apparatuses |
US5207418A (en) * | 1990-09-18 | 1993-05-04 | Markem Corporation | Label stacking apparatus |
US5079980A (en) * | 1990-09-18 | 1992-01-14 | Markem Corporation | Method and apparatus for accumulating, cutting and stacking a continuously moving supply of material |
US5379170A (en) | 1992-04-13 | 1995-01-03 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Dynamically adjustable head positioning mechanism for tape drives |
US5404525A (en) * | 1992-09-30 | 1995-04-04 | International Business Machines Corporation | Efficient method router that supports multiple simultaneous object versions |
US5592351A (en) | 1993-05-12 | 1997-01-07 | Tecmar Technologies, Inc. | Low profile enclosure and mechanism for a single channel head 8mm tape drive |
US5978172A (en) | 1993-12-15 | 1999-11-02 | Seagate Technology, Inc. | Voice coil driven positioner for coarse and fine positioning of magnetic head in multi-track tape drive |
US5508865A (en) | 1994-05-02 | 1996-04-16 | International Business Machines Corporation | Head guide assembly providing critial alignments and improved resonance response |
US5949619A (en) | 1995-06-07 | 1999-09-07 | International Business Machines Corporation | Servo actuated read/write head actuator assembly for a tape drive |
US5793573A (en) | 1995-06-07 | 1998-08-11 | International Business Machines Corporation | Hybrid actuator servo actuated tape drive having a pivotally mounted motion transmission member |
US6118613A (en) | 1996-01-26 | 2000-09-12 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Electromagnetic actuator drive circuit |
US5739984A (en) * | 1996-08-28 | 1998-04-14 | International Business Machines Corporation | damping loop for a tape drive actuator with a servo control system |
EP0877372A2 (en) | 1997-05-09 | 1998-11-11 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Head positioning system with photosensor |
US6005737A (en) | 1997-05-24 | 1999-12-21 | Seagate Technology, Inc. | Magnetic tape drive having improved servo control |
US6549363B2 (en) * | 1997-12-01 | 2003-04-15 | Storage Technology Corporation | Optical servo system for a tape drive |
US6359748B1 (en) * | 1998-12-09 | 2002-03-19 | Seagate Technology, Inc. | Electronically damped flexure based actuator system |
US6594118B1 (en) | 2000-02-03 | 2003-07-15 | Seagate Removable Storage Solutions Llc | Suspension system for a head-carriage assembly for a magnetic tape drive |
US6710954B2 (en) | 2000-08-16 | 2004-03-23 | International Business Machines Corporation | Tape drive and servo system stabilization method |
US6697209B2 (en) | 2000-11-09 | 2004-02-24 | Exabyte Corporation | Phase based time domain tracking for helical scan tape drive |
US20030107836A1 (en) | 2001-12-07 | 2003-06-12 | Benchmark Storage Innovations, Inc. | Lateral tape motion sensor |
US20060098331A1 (en) | 2004-11-10 | 2006-05-11 | Certance Llc, A Delaware Limited Liability Company | System and method for measuring the position of a tape drive head |
Cited By (5)
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US20100309579A1 (en) * | 2009-06-08 | 2010-12-09 | Quantum Corporation | Dual stage head actuator assembly for tape drive |
US8059355B2 (en) * | 2009-06-08 | 2011-11-15 | Quantum Corporation | Dual stage head actuator assembly for tape drive |
US20150062747A1 (en) * | 2013-08-30 | 2015-03-05 | International Business Machines Corporation | Aligning a first element coupled to an actuator with a second element of a main system |
US9190088B2 (en) * | 2013-08-30 | 2015-11-17 | Globalfoundries Inc. | Aligning a first element coupled to an actuator with a second element of a main system |
US10672431B2 (en) | 2018-10-10 | 2020-06-02 | International Business Machines Corporation | Damping layers for mitigation of motor-induced disturbances applied to a tape reel |
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